CONSTRUCTION OF BUSEGA-MPIGI EXPRESSWAY KICK-OFF IN UGANDA

The long awaited construction of Busega-Mpigi expressway has finally kick-off much to the delight of Mpigi Town Council.

Construction of the expressway will help ease traffic flow on the Kampala-Masaka highway. The four -lane, dual carriage 23.7 km expressway will stretch from Busega in Kampala to Kalagala Village.

According to the plans, the ongoing works started from Katende Village in Kiringente Sub-county last week and continue towards Mpigi Town Council.

A consortium of Chinese companies, including China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), and China Railway 19th Bureau Group Company Limited, won the contract which should have kick-off in November 2019 but did not happen.

Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) Deputy head of public and corporate affairs Allan Ssempebwa said the contractor has since November been mobilising equipment, labour, materials and construction of ancillary facilities like contractors camp, laboratories but was disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak in late March.

The US$14.4m (Shs547b) Busega-Mpigi expressway project is expected to be completed in 30 months. It will pass through 21 villages spread in two town councils (Kyengera and Mpigi ) and two sub-counties of Kiringete and Wakiso.

Source: The Monitor

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